David Jones Papers, 1924-1974, (bulk 1950-1974).

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David Jones Papers, 1924-1974, (bulk 1950-1974).

Contains correspondence of Jones, mostly from friends and publishers. Many letters are to the American poet Vernon Watkins, who helped bring Jones' work to the attention of the American literary community. Also includes manuscripts, essays, articles, and printed copies of Jones' prose and poems. In addition the collection contains wood engravings, drawings, sketches, photographs, and a draft autobiography.

1.6 linear ft. (4 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335751

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Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889

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Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford, Essex, on July 28, 1844, as the eldest of nine children to Manley and Catherine Hopkins, née Smith. From 1863 to 1867, Hopkins studied classics at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking first-class degrees in both Classics and Greats. At Oxford, Hopkins befriended the poet Robert Bridges. In 1866, Hopkins converted to Catholicism. Upon entering the Society of Jesus in 1868, he destroyed the poetry he had written up to that point. Hopkins then stud...

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Bussell, Louis.

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Little, Edward.

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Watkins, Vernon Phillips, 1906-1967

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Vernon Phillips Watkins was born in Wales, and lived nearly his entire life near Swansea. He had written poetry since his youth, and attended Cambridge University for one year before leaving, ultimately taking a job with Lloyd's bank as a clerk. After a serious breakdown, he took a job at a different branch of Lloyd's, staying until he retired in 1966, but refusing advancement--he remained a clerk in order to devote time to his poetry. He became a close friend of Dylan Thomas, and published indi...